Colorado

Shotcrete Technologies, Inc. (STI), is a rural company co-owned and run by a woman. Located in Idaho Springs, Colorado. STI manufactures and markets shotcrete equipment (robotic arms) and chemicals for spraying concrete and provides technical expertise and training globally. Specializing in unique infrastructure, underground tunnels and mining projects, their shotcrete products and services provide cost-effective and efficient applications often resulting in projects under budget and ahead of schedule.

The company's top export destinations include TPP partners Australia, Canada, Japan, and Singapore as well as T-TIP partners Germany, Poland, Italy, Sweden, and the UK. The company's revenues have grown by about $200,000 a year since they started exporting, now accounting for about 4 percent of total sales.